What does קִרְיָה (qiryah) mean in the Bible?
קִרְיָה (qiryah) is a Hebrew word meaning "a city".
Hebrew · H7151
קִרְיָה
A city
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קִרְיָה H7151
Pronunciation qiryah
What does קִרְיָה (qiryah) mean in the Bible?
קִרְיָה (qiryah) is a Hebrew word meaning "a city".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7151?
The BSB source-word alignment has 29 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the city (9), city (6), of the city (2), a city (1), a single city (1).
Where does קִרְיָה (qiryah) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 21:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (10), Proverbs (5), Habakkuk (3), 1 Kings (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the city 9× 1 Kings 1:41, Psalms 48:2, Proverbs 11:10, Isaiah 24:10
city 6× Deuteronomy 2:36, Proverbs 10:15, Proverbs 18:11, Proverbs 18:19
of the city 2× Job 39:7, Lamentations 2:11
a city 1× Proverbs 29:8
a single city 1× Deuteronomy 3:4
a town 1× Habakkuk 2:12
city {low} 1× Isaiah 26:5
from the city 1× Numbers 21:28
in the city 1× 1 Kings 1:45
in this city 1× Isaiah 32:13
is a city 1× Hosea 6:8
O town 1× Isaiah 22:2
The cities 1× Isaiah 25:3
the town 1× Jeremiah 49:25
town 1× Isaiah 25:2
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 21:28 מִקִּרְיַ֣ת to from the city Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 2:36 קִרְיָ֔ה to city Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 3:4 קִרְיָ֔ה to a single city Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 1:41 הַקִּרְיָ֖ה to the city Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 1:45 הַקִּרְיָ֑ה to in the city Article | Noun - feminine singular Job 39:7 קִרְיָ֑ה to of the city Noun - feminine singular Psalms 48:2 קִ֝רְיַ֗ת to the city Noun - feminine singular construct Proverbs 10:15 קִרְיַ֣ת to city Noun - feminine singular construct Proverbs 11:10 קִרְיָ֑ה to the city Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 18:11 קִרְיַ֣ת to city Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 21:28
Aligned rows 29
Books represented 12
Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 2 1 Kings 2 Job 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 5 Isaiah 10 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 1 Hosea 1 Micah 1 Habakkuk 3
Source forms
קִרְיָ֖ה 8x qir·yāh Isaiah 1:21, Isaiah 1:26, Isaiah 22:2, Isaiah 26:5
קִרְיַ֖ת 4x qir·yaṯ Isaiah 29:1, Isaiah 33:20, Jeremiah 49:25, Hosea 6:8
קִרְיָ֑ה 3x qir·yāh Job 39:7, Proverbs 11:10, Proverbs 29:8
קִרְיָ֔ה 2x qir·yāh Deuteronomy 2:36, Deuteronomy 3:4
קִרְיַ֣ת 2x qir·yaṯ Proverbs 10:15, Proverbs 18:11
הַקִּרְיָ֖ה 1x haq·qir·yāh 1 Kings 1:41
הַקִּרְיָ֑ה 1x haq·qir·yāh 1 Kings 1:45
מִקִּרְיָ֜ה 1x miq·qir·yāh Micah 4:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 15x Deuteronomy 2:36, Deuteronomy 3:4, Job 39:7, Proverbs 11:10
Noun - feminine singular construct 9x Psalms 48:2, Proverbs 10:15, Proverbs 18:11, Isaiah 24:10
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x 1 Kings 1:41, 1 Kings 1:45
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Numbers 21:28, Proverbs 18:19
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular 1x Micah 4:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a city
Source Gloss
a city
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a city BDB: town Usage: city.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
a fortified settlement providing defense
city or community of people
community or organized society
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 29 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
קִרְיָה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The metaphor emphasizes the protective role wealth can appear to play. Proverbs 10:15
The proverb emphasizes the social dimension of righteousness. Proverbs 11:10
The proverb emphasizes the social impact of righteousness. Proverbs 11:11
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain